(a) In order to meet these requirements, an existing development may use one parking space, landscaped areas or private open spaces for the location of the recycling containers, if as part of the recycling plan the Planning Director determines that the loss of the parking, landscaping area or open space areas will not have a significant negative effect on the need for such areas or the aesthetics of the development.
(b) A parking space that has been converted to a recycling container area must be marked for recycling and adequately barricaded to prevent use as a parking space.